Cola

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Cola f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – kola nut trees.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – certain moths.

• (genus (kola nut trees)): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Malvales – order; Malvaceae – family; Sterculioideae - subfamily
• (genus (moth)): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – division; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Noctuoidea – superfamily; Noctuidae – family; Calpinae - subfamily

• (genus (kola nut trees)): Cola acuminata (abata cola) - type species

• Cola (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cola (Malvaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cola (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cola (Noctuidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

• Rhymes: -əʊlə

Cola

1. (slang, US) Columbia, South Carolina

   Synonym: Cola Town

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Cola.

From the kola nut and the brandname Coca-Cola.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoːla/

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Cola f (genitive Cola, plural (referring to different kinds or brands) Colas or (referring to quantities) Cola) or
Cola (alternatively in southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland) n (strong, genitive Cola or Colas, plural (referring to different kinds or brands) Colas or (referring to quantities) Cola)

1. (beverage) Coke, Coca-Cola, cola (beverage made with caramel and carbonated water)

• The word is generally feminine in northern and central Germany. The neuter gender is used alternatively in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
• As with other drinks, the unchanged plural is normally used when referring to quantities, e.g. glasses. The form Colas is used chiefly when meaning different kinds or brands.

• “Cola” in Duden online

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoː.lɑ/

Cōla m

1. a male given name

Weak:

• Liber Vitae: Register and Martyrology of New Minster and Hyde Abbey, Winchester, page 54, line 32, recorded as "Cola".